The Developing Reading Skills
Tasks
for
Pleasure
Seasons And Weather
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Match the pictures to the seasons.
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Spring 2. Summer 3. Autumn 4. Winter
a.________________ b._________________ c.________________ d._________________
2. Write which season of the following sentences describe.
1. It is very cold, slippery and frosty._______________________
2. It often rains, the leaves fall from the trees._____________________
3. It is usually hot and sunny and we often go to the river.____________________
4. There are lots of flowers. It is often sunny, but sometimes it rains.____________
5. The warm wind blows and the birds come back from warm countries._________
6. It often snows and we can make a snowman._____________________________
7. The days are long, the nights are short. Children don’t go to school.__________
8. People gather fruits and vegetables._____________________
3.Look at the pictures and put the months from the list in the correct in the correct place in the correct order.
February, June, March, August, April, September, May,
January, October, December, November, July
4. Read about Anna’s favourite season, and do the tasks below.
Winter Is Here
Winter is a wonderful season. It is my favourite season because it is snowy and everything looks like in a fairy-tale.
The weather is usually snowy and frosty in winter. Sometimes it is foggy. The trees, streets and houses are white with snow. Some animals sleep in winter. There are no leaves on the trees and there aren’t any flowers.
I spend a lot of time outdoor in winter. I like to do lots of things. I like to ski and to skate. When it snows, my friends and I play snowballs and make a snowman. Sometimes we go to the skating ring to play hockey.
I love winter. It makes me feel happy and energetic.
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Read the sentences and mark them as T (true) or F (false).
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Spring is a wonderful season.__________________________
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The weather is usually hot and sunny._________________________
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The trees, streets and houses are white with snow._____________________
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Some animals sleep all winter._________________________
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Anna likes to ski and to skate._________________________
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Winter makes Anna’s feel sad and lazy.______________________
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Answer the questions.
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What is Anna’s favourite season? Why?
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What is the weather like in winter?
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What does Anna do in winter?
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Are there any flowers in winter?
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What is your favourite season? Why?
5.Look at the drawings and fill in the gaps.
It’s
1) ________ frosty __________ and
2) ___________
in winter. It often
3) __________ and it sometimes
4) _________________. In summer, it is usually
5) _______________ and
6) __________________ . It is never cold, but it is sometimes
7)____________________ .
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Fill in : never, always, sometimes, often, usually to write about yourself.
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I _____________________ feel happy in spring.
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My family and I ___________________ go on holiday in summer.
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We ___________________ go skiing in summer.
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We _______________ visit our grandparents at the weekend.
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I ____________________ ride a bike in the park in spring.
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My friends and I _____________________ swim in summer.
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Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.
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They (to sledge) in the park in winter every day.
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Ann (to make) a snowman in the yard in winter.
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You always (to celebrate) Christmas at home?
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Bob (not to play) snowballs in the park every day.
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It often ( to rain) in October.
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The spring months (to be): March, April, May.
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How he (to decorate) his Christmas tree?
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Your brother (to go) for a walk in the forest in spring?
9.Complete the table.
Christmas Day, summer, the weekend, my birthday, Easter, September, holiday, Christmas, autumn, January, Mother’s Day.
In ______________________________________________________________
At______________________________________________________________
On_____________________________________________________________
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Write six sentences about what you do during each season, as in example.
e.g. In winter I make a snow castle with my friends.
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________
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Use the plan and the prompts below to write a composition with the title Summer Is Great
• favourite season – beautiful, fantastic;
• weather and nature – hot, sun shines, sunny, aren’t clouds, trees, green leaves, birds sing, warm sea;
• activities – go on holiday, swim, make sand-castles, go on picnic, ride my bike;
• feelings – feel happy, relaxed, energetic.
Sports
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Match the words to the pictures.
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swimming 2. table tennis 3. volleyball 4. basketball 5. judo 6. hockey 7. horse- racing
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8. car-racing 9. Football
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Scramble the words.
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lybelolval__________________ 4. ojdu_____________________
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lbklaaetsb__________________ 5. nntsie____________________
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kcoeyh____________________ 6. ltoabflo___________________
3.Read the text and mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).
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Tom’s favourite sport is basketball. 2. Andriy’s favourite sport is football.
3. Andriy’s favourite football-player is Frank Lempard.
4. Andriy Shevchenko is the greatest sportsman in our country.
5. The posters of Andriy’s favourite sportsman are on the walls in his room.
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Fill in “am”, “is” or “are”.
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We _________ watching the match now. 5. Look! He ______racing a car.
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The boys ________ judo now. 6. _____ she skipping at the moment?
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I ________ skating in the park now. 7. What _____ they doing in the gym?
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_________ he winner today? 8. You ____ not wearing a uniform!
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Add –ing to the verbs.
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play – plaing 6. fight - _____________
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jump _ _____________ 7. make - _____________
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stop _ ______________ 8. swim - _____________
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put _ _______________ 9. run - _______________
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work _ _____________ 10. cut - _______________
6.Describe what are people are doing, as in the example.
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A man is swimming in the swimming-pool___________________________
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7.Read the text and write questions to the underlined sentences.
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Fill in play or do.
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_______________ basketball 6. ______________karate
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_______________football 7. ______________baseball
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_______________gymnastics 8.______________gym
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_______________hockey 9.______________table tennis
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_______________judo 10._____________badminton
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Read, match and write.
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Are you found a) in collecting stamps?
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Is she good b) to join the Sport Club?
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Is he interested c) of dancing?
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Are they good d) at doing sums?
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Am I going e) at playing hockey?
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Write short answers as in the example.
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Can it fly? Yes, it can.
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Can he run? No, he can’t.
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Can he ride a bicycle? Yes, __________
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Can the dance? No, ______________
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Can she swim? No, _____________
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Can he write? Yes, _____________
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Can the play football? ______________
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Can you skip? No,____________________
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Match the locations to the sports, then make sentences, as in the example.
e.g. You can play basketball on a basketball court.
1. on/tennis court a) football
2. in/swimming pool b) do judo
3. in/yard c) tennis
4. at/stadium d) swim
5.in/gym e) play snowballs
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Write a letter to your pen friend. Use the plan below.
Every Life
1. Match the words to the pictures.
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clean teeth 3) do morning exercise 5) wake up
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wash face 4) have breakfast 6) brush hair
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Read the article and mark the statements as T (true) or F (false).
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Emma has a shower at nine o’clock in the morning.
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She always has bacon and eggs for a breakfast.
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She always makes her bed before breakfast.
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She usually stays at school until half past three in the afternoon.
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She sometimes goes for a walk with her friends.
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She often takes her dog for a walk when she gets home.
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She never does washing up with her sister after dinner.
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She never watches TV after dinner.
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Fill in: do, have, go, make.
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_____________ breakfast 7. ___________ a shower
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_____________ for a walk 8. ___________ supper
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_____________ a bed 9. ___________ dinner
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_____________ homework 10. __________ to school
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_____________ to bed 11. __________ the housework
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_____________ morning exercise 12. __________ home
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Write the time.
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5 : 00 3) 11 : 45 5) 7 : 50
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6 : 10 4) 15 : 20 6) 12 : 30
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Use the pictures to make sentence.
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Emma always
__________________ at the seven o’clock in the morning.
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I always
________________ from six until eight o’clock in the evening.
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My brother likes to
_______________ in the evening.
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He
_______________ with his friends every Sunday.
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Helen always
__________________ at ten o’clock in the evening.
6 . a) Match the opposites in the list with adjectives in the box.
busy, sad, ugly, horrible, early, old
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Pretty - _________________ 4. Late - _________________
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Lazy - __________________ 5. Lovely - _______________
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Happy - _________________ 6. New - _________________
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Make up four sentences with the words.
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7. Add the prepositions and put the words in the correct column.
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8. Write the Past Simple of the following verbs.
1. sleep __________ 5. can ____________ 9. play __________
2. go ____________ 6. listen __________ 10. run _________
3. have ___________ 7. walk ___________ 11.swim ________
4. watch __________ 8. do _____________ 12. visit ________
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Choose and read aloud the sentences: a) about what Jane usually does;
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about what she did yesterday.
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Put the words into the Present Continuous, Present Simple or Past Simple.
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She always _________________ (go) to the cinema on Sunday.
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I _________________ (buy) a new bicycle last week.
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My family _______________ (have) dinner at the restaurant yesterday.
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My mother _______________ (make) some coffee now.
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Tom _________________ (live) in London four years ago.
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Dan and Jane ________________ (do) their homework yesterday.
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I sometimes _________________ (ride) my bicycle in the park.
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My brother __________________ (not/drink) milk yesterday.
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She ________________ (be) a famous actress.
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My dad ___________________ (not/dance) well.
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Marry wrote about her weekend. Read the text and put the paragraphs in the correct order.
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Use the plan below and write about your working day.
Plan
Paragraph 1: introduce yourself… (your name/age/where you live)
Paragraph 2: in the morning… (get up/have a shower/have breakfast/go to
school/ etc.)
Paragraph 3: in the afternoon…(come home from school/have lunch/go for
a walk/do your homework/etc.)
Paragraph 4: in the evening…(have supper/watch TV/read a book/go to
bed/ etc.)
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